Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 786: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the present application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15048/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Categories A and B.

Category A caters for farmers who inherited land or received land free of charge or for a nominal sum from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and who had leased out his/her holding to a third party during the reference period 2000 to 2002. Category B caters for farmers who commenced farming after 31 December, 2002 or who commenced farming in 2002 but who received no direct payments in respect of that scheme year. My Department has requested further documentation with regard to processing this application. When this documentation is received my Department will process this case further.

It should be noted that the rules governing the single payment scheme stipulate that an applicant who is found to be eligible under more than one category in the Reserve may only receive an allocation of entitlements under whichever category is most beneficial.